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Rhode Island DEM- Regulations Index
Universal Waste Rule Requirements Fact Sheet ... No.26 - Control of Organic Solvent Emissions From Manufacturers of Synthesized Pharmaceutical Products (4/8/96) ... No.35 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds and Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutants From Wood Products Manufacturing Operations (7/7/96) ... [Read More]
Trends in Rhode Island's Electricity Retail Prices Fact Sheet
Because of fuel cost increases, Rhode Island regulators have approved rate increases for customers participating under the standard offer. In addition, many non-residential customers use the default service program instead of the standard offer. The default program charges market-based rates which have been climbing recently. Because of these factors the average retail price of electricity across the State should increase over the next few years or more. ... In 1996, Rhode Island passed legislation opening its electric industry to retail competition; implementation began in January 1998. Under the plan, electricity customers were given the option to select a competitive electricity supplier (i.e., an alternative to their normal utility) or accept standard offer services. The standard offer service is the price to customers who did not choose a competitive power supplier. The standard offer was set initially to equal the price paid by customers in year-ending September 30, 1996, subject to adjustments based on the consumer price index or factors reasonably out of control of the distribution utility and its power supplier. ... [Read More]
Methods and Definitions Fact Sheet
The Impaired Driving State Cost Fact Sheets were developed by Dexter Taylor, Ph.D., Ted R. Miller, Ph.D., and Kenya L. Cox, M.A., of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), 2002. The address and phone number for PIRE are: 11710 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705; phone number: 301-755-2700. The estimates were produced under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (contract number DTNHZZ-98-D35079). The information and opinions presented are attributable to the authors alone and may not represent the official views of the sponsoring agency. ... [Read More]
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